The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-07-27
ChautauQua.

teachers, students, all these members Of the
great Correspondence University have come
together for their annual six weeks of class
SOON work They have come with minds
all asIow with purpose and energy
They have come to gladly and heartily con-
tinue studies in which they find both pleas
ure and profit.
This l. not Yale or Harvard it is CHAU-
rAuQrA, a university as distinct. as eempre-
hensive as thorough. as progressive as any
in the world. Dr. William Hooper, also of
Yale, is at the head Of the department Of
ChanfaRqua work He is a man of great in
tellectual energy and individuality and these
qualities are manifest in all phases Of tie
schooi management.
ChautAuqua as school is unique Here
are teachers Of years Of experience going into
the classroom as pupils. study Is not drudg-
cry for them. They know how 10 study and
they rejoice aud grow strong with each hours
busy task
You often hear the remark made How
can you get any good cut ofsix weeks study
The time IS too short True, the time is
short, bat You can't measure intellectual
growth by the fight oftime. II IS interest, m
tentness which work transformations IN oUr
minds These six weeks Of the most earnest,
pleasuribie study under the the guidance OF
niaster instructors. mean more in actual
s'oq,rirsae',t than many term of college life
To the average under graduate Besides,
there remains in the mind inspiration for q
years work 10 come And these years Of
patient. thoughtful, ssdigittisal study. yield a
fruirage> a rich. broad, symmetrical culture
the mature growth of mature minds, which
never comes from the immature beginnings
Of the college course alone.
Chautaaqua Is not-tloes not claim to be
the rival Of any other university It works
in different way, for a different class. As
an institution, it is distinct, separate, and
unique.
The University and Assembly bring to-
gether many Of the most successful and
scholarly teachers. the NEST original think
ers. the most attractive speakers, lecturers
and preachers Here and there, you see a
group of them discussing some living qaes-
ton. OF comparing the latest educational
methods These notlbles are, as a rule. geni-
al, joviaI men. with a sunny side to their
natures men who not only can think and
impress their thought upon others, bnt who,
as well, join in the heartjest laugh. appreci-
ate the most subtle humor
Among others, Prof Richard T. Ely. Of
Baltimore Is the observed Of al observers
Economic views have made him an author
ity. We are all eagerly waiting 10 hear his
lectures. in which he viii speak of labor
Organizations and Cooperation. A knowl-
edge OF Social Science is to-day one Of our
American necessities and Prof Ely Is emin-
emily fitted 70 instruct and interest all in this
branch ofscientifc research.
The Chaniauqua Program TOR - Is rich
and varied Tins far July has not been 1
disappointment. Marx Cav Pears made aa
impression here. whica e-ss 'sgaa.i the mssn
himself % the Chrst sA1p. g. - G1ribly
proelaims- All rz-rgf tali - so.iii n,Ii have
stayed and inspired the erslssis - eonIe. with !
his faith and earnestness
AT present, Dr. G. J. Little Of syracuse
University. Is delivering a series of rare lee
lures, Introducing rs 20 the first writers of
modern English fiction Strong, foreihie.
imaginative. he looks into the hearts and
minds OF our favorite authors and shows u
the play Of their genius, as only a sympa-
thetic. thoughtful student and vivid writer
can. He * not the dry verbose literary
critic he Is the sensitive, artistic interpreter
of such rare minds as Thaciery, George
Eliot. Tennyson- Some of his eloquent
paragraphs call forth ringing applause from
audiences, hard to please. DR.. Little l. a
man OF striking individuality in thought and
speech In a world Of aufomatouss such
characters are sure of appreciation
Those who appreciate fun and enjoy light
er mnsie. do not fail to speak in the highest
terms Of Mr.. A. P Burbank the execution
ist, and the Princeton College tiIee Club. I
Mr. Burbank is not one OF the school mate !
eloeutionis;s. so common nowadays he i (
an artist Is Booth, and Barrett, and joe
Jefferson are artists. When YOU hear him, I
you are unconscious of the man you are
carried away with the huInor or pathos Of I
his theme Burbank IS natural. not affected 4
natural as the true artist always i.
Col. Sprague i coming soon. All who (
heard this finished speaker. two years aeb 4
viii be glad TO welcome him once more. 4
" Eloqaence. the Why and How treated 4
by the eioqant Colonel will be treat. a fine
illustration of the advantage of object teach
ing. we might call IT.
Il is no wonder that the crowds are cons-
ing chautanqua Is attractive and no mis-
take The magnetic pole seems to be in this
region during the summer months. It is a
stronger force, however. than electricity.
which draws people TO Chautauqua it Is the
power Of ideas, the swift strength of mag
nefie intellectually. generated by the friction
of mind meeting mind
In the bracins atmosphere of Chantanqua.
with her thousand refining strengthening.
intiue nres gasher the best repre-
sensafives Of American manhood and wo-
manhood